الاستزراع السمكي في السعودية
Saudi Aquaculture
Applied research, education and training
Fisheries Research Centers:
The Deputy Minister of Fisheries Affairs supervises several fisheries research centers in Saudi Arabia. These centers provide technical and extension services to the local aquaculture projects based on scientific and research studies.
Fish Farming Centre in Jeddah.
Fisheries Research Centre located in the eastern province.
Fisheries Research Centre in the Red Sea.
Fish Health & Safety Labs in Jeddah and Dammam (under process).
Fish Farming Centre in Jeddah
The fish farming centre in Jeddah was established in 1982, under an agreement between FAO and the Saudi Arabian government. The main targets of the centre are to focus on research and development programmes for marine fish and shrimp species suitable for fish farming operations, transfer and application of recent aquaculture techniques and training programmes. The centre lies on the Saudi Arabian Red Sea coast, 60 km north of Jeddah. It has been carefully selected to fit the establishment of models for different fish farming systems, e.g. cages, pens and ponds, as well as, other accessory facilities. The centre has the following objectives:
Conduct of research programmes to select valuable local and foreign marine fish and shrimp species suitable for fish farming at commercial level under local environmental conditions of Saudi Arabia.
Evaluate different means of fish farming systems and select those suitable for application in different regions.
Develop standard fish and shrimp feed formula using locally available components.
Conduct field and research studies in diseases of cultured fish and shrimp species.
Execute quality control of water drainage from fish farms.
Carry-out training programmes covering different aspects of aquaculture operations.
Provide aquaculture projects with the required fish and shrimp larvae and fingerlings.
Publish and distribute free extension books which cover all aspects of aquaculture operational techniques and offering technical extension to aquaculture projects.
Selection of suitable coastal areas for aquaculture projects.
Evaluate feasibility studies of aquaculture projects. Support the centre library with recent references of aquaculture operation
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